Change in Default Focus element Impacting Keyboard Navigation in Issue Move page

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    • Severity 3 - Minor

      Issue Summary

      Previously, when moving an issue, the "New Project" dropdown was the default focus on the page. An apparent recent change has resulted in a shift of this default focus to the "Notifications" icon at the top. This has affected the keyboard ability of the window, making it difficult for users to quickly navigate through the form to move their Jira issue.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Go to a Jira Issue. Click on 3 dots > Move. The Move Issue page will be opened.
      2. Observe that the 'New Project' dropdown will be highlighted for a few thousandths and then the focus will disappear.
      3. Press the 'tab' key and notice that the focus moves to the 'Help' icon in the upper right.
      4. Press 'shift-tab'. Notice that the focus moves to the 'Notification' icon, implying it's the new screen default.

       

      Screen recording: Upon Moving an Issue, the page focus is changed to the "Notification" Icon instead of the "New Project" dropdown

      Note that the focus is initially given to the dropdown field for a few moments, but after the page has finished fully rendering, the focus changes.

      Expected Results

      Upon loading the 'Move Issue' page, the 'New Project' dropdown should be the default focus to facilitate easy and efficient navigation through the form using the keyboard.

      Actual Results

      The 'New Project' dropdown is not the default focus when the 'Move Issue' form is loaded. Instead, the 'Notifications' icon is the default focus, which results in less efficient navigation through the form using the keyboard. 

      Workaround

      You can use the following workaround to navigate through the page using the keyboard:

      1. Load the 'Move Issue' page.
      2. Press 'Tab' key multiple times until the focus comes back to the 'New Project' dropdown. 

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            Reporter:
            Cassio Castilho
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